“Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard”-KD… In life we strive to succeed in every aspect we partake in life. In my view life is fulfilled by exceeding expectations you have set for yourself and community. Being an athlete already categorizes their capabilities‚ stereotypically speaking. LeBron James‚ Kobe Bryant‚ and Shaquille O’Neal defy the stereotypical ideologies of a professional athlete or athletes period. Through their success on an off the court‚ they demonstrate how the game
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situation may be‚ no matter how badly it seems I will succeed. While I had experience failures and hardships‚ this experience taught me the most valuable lessons‚ making me a stronger person and building the character which drives the individual I am today. I was raised in a small household and participated in many different things growing up. Since I was young‚ I have striven to achieve my goals; I call it a "determination to succeed." Without a "determination to succeed‚" giving up in life‚ when a
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Brittany Lewis Dr. Muriel M. Brennan English 105 April 24‚ 2015 Talent versus. Hard Work Natural talent vs. hard work is a topic that has been debated by people of all professions throughout history. It’s also known as Nature vs. Nurture‚ the difference between one’s innate ability vs. ability affected by personal experience. In a study‚ the Florida State University psychologist K. Anders Ericsson and his colleagues asked violin students at a music academy to estimate the amount of time they
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“Sometimes there’s not a better way. Sometimes there’s only the hard way.” ― Mary E. Pearson. Will hard work pay off? Or is hard work just a waste of time and effort? In the story that I am going to share‚ the questions will no longer be left unanswered. It all started when I was 9 years old‚ my teachers and parents were disappointed of what I am doing at school. History was not my best subject and I didn’t know anything about it. My average in class was 72%. I was so disappointed of myself
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"When people succeed in life‚ it is because of hard work. Being lucky has nothing to do with success in life” Do you agree or disagree with the quotation above? Use specific reasons and details to support your answer. “Persistence is the material to success”‚ I believe in this quote. With an earnest effort‚ ones put in their work would help them to achieve their goal and eventually become successful in their lives. However‚ luck is just a small element that happens once in a blue moon. Thus‚ I
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April‚ 2013 Hard Work Pays Off It’s 7am‚ Monday July 26th 2004. The sun has just risen up and it’s already reached 92 Degrees. I’m sweating out of control and out of breath just like the other Sixty- Five teenage boys here. The smell of grass is strong and unpleasant and there is no shaded area in site. The line for water is like a mile long and were all fighting like mad men to get a sip. My legs are burning from the running‚ my arms hurting from the endless pushups and I’m holding on
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Hard work leads to success Hard work is the key to success. Nothing can be achieved without hard work. Work‚ work‚ ever work‚ is a great panacea. Edison worked for twenty-one hours a day. He slept only for two or three hours on the laboratory tables with his books as his pillow. Our beloved Prime Minister late Pt. Nehru‚ worked for seventeen hours a day and seven days a week. There were no holidays in his calendar. Mahatma Gandhi worked ceaselessly day and night and won freedom for his
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The Relentless Machine Through satire and irony using her perspective as an Iraqi woman‚ Dunya Mikhail personifies war as a machine‚ rather than the traditional masculine perspective of heroism on the battlefield. In “The War Works Hard” war is never ending; it is relentless and without mercy as it destroys everything in its path‚ leaving an endless generational wake of scars among the civilian victims caught in the zone that the war has chosen. The war scars forever. Wars are often glorified in
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“Sometimes there’s not a better way. Sometimes there’s only the hard way.” ― Mary E. Pearson. Will hard work pay off? Or is hard work just a waste of time and effort? In the story that I am going to share‚ the questions will no longer be left unanswered. It all started when I was 9 years old‚ my teachers and parents were disappointed of what I am doing at school. History was not my best subject and I didn’t know anything about it. My average in class was 72. I was so disappointed about myself
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finals?” Mohsin enquired. “Yeah‚ you didn’t call me‚ is there any kind of work you’ve come for?” Hammad replied to Mohsin‚ who had arrived at his house unexpectedly. “Yeah‚ I was getting bored. Mom and Dad are out shopping so I came here‚ should I go? Are you busy right now?” Mohsin asked Hammad. “No‚ not at all. But let’s check the syllabus for the final examinations.Exams start next week. So we should better be studying hard‚” Hammad said to Mohsin. At this Mohsin made a face and shook his
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